Workers, Faith Leaders, Immigrant Rights Activists, Elected Officials and Students Join Largest Black Friday Mobilization Ever, Intensify Calls for Walmart Owners to Commit to Paying $15 and Providing Full-Time Work

PHOENIX -- Up to 100 Walmart workers and community members in Phoenix will join the biggest strikes in company history on Black Friday, the most important retail day of the year. In the largest mobilization to date, these workers will march to lift up their fellow workers, and the community, by calling on Walmart to end efforts to silence workers and pay a living wage.

“As a new member of OUR Walmart, the most important thing we need to end is the fear Associates have to speak up, as a result of management’s intimidation,” said Phoenix Walmat associate Sandra O’Donnell. “My coworkers and I should not have to be on public assistance in order to survive.”

Phoenix Walmart associate Sandy Sok added, “After standing up to get more hours, I now have a full time schedule. However, my coworkers are struggling and we are facing intimidation from Walmart. It is time we stand up together, and take action on Black Friday!”

For information on Black Friday protests, photos and live-streams of events, vist www.BlackFridayProtests.org and follow the conversation at @ChangeWalmart, #WalmartStrikers

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UFCW and OUR Walmart have the purpose of helping Walmart employees as individuals or groups in their dealings with Walmart over labor rights and standards and their efforts to have Walmart publicly commit to adhere to labor rights and standards. UFCW and OUR Walmart have no intent to have Walmart recognize or bargain with UFCW or OUR Walmart as the representative of its employees.